Cooperative agricultural extension work shall consist of the development of practical applications of research knowledge and giving of instruction and practical demonstrations of existing or improved practices or technologies in agriculture, uses of solar energy with respect to agriculture, home economics, and rural energy and subjects relating thereto to persons not attending or resident in said colleges in the several communities, and imparting information on said subjects through demonstrations, publications, and otherwise and for the necessary printing and distribution of information in connection with the foregoing; and this work shall be carried on in such manner as may be mutually agreed upon by the Secretary of Agriculture and the State agricultural college or colleges or Territory or possession receiving the benefits of this subchapter.
May 8, 1914, ch. 79, § 238 Stat. 373June 26, 1953, ch. 157, § 167 Stat. 84Pub. L. 87–749, § 1(a)76 Stat. 745Pub. L. 95–113, title XIV, § 1447(3)91 Stat. 1011Pub. L. 96–294, title II, § 256(2)94 Stat. 708Pub. L. 99–198, title XIV, § 1435(a)99 Stat. 1557(, ; , ; , , ; , , ; , , ; , , .)
Editorial Notes
Codification
section 1447 of Pub. L. 95–113section 3222b of this titleAnother is classified to .
Amendments
Pub. L. 99–1981985— substituted “shall consist of the development of practical applications of research knowledge and giving of instruction and practical demonstrations of existing or improved practices or technologies” for “shall consist of the giving of instructions and practical demonstrations”.
Pub. L. 96–2941980— inserted reference to rural energy.
Pub. L. 95–1131977— inserted reference to uses of solar energy with respect to agriculture.
Pub. L. 87–7491962— inserted “or Territory or possession” after “college or colleges”.
1953—Act , inserted “and subjects relating thereto” after “agriculture and home economics” near beginning of section, and inserted reference to necessary printing and distribution of information.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 1985 Amendment
Pub. L. 99–198section 1435(d) of Pub. L. 99–198section 343 of this titleAmendment by effective , see , set out as a note under .
Effective Date of 1977 Amendment
Pub. L. 95–113section 1901 of Pub. L. 95–113section 1307 of this titleAmendment by effective , see , set out as a note under .